Why the study?
Large-scale and population-based studies of heart failure incidence and prevalence were scarce in China.
Population
50.0 million individuals ≥25 years old from national urban employee basic medical insurance from 6 provinces in China
Design
Population-based study
Authors
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Substantial HF burden in urban China; extends Asian epidemiologic data but warrants prospective validation before guiding policy.
Heart failure poses a significant burden in urban China, with an estimated 12.1 million prevalent cases and 3.0 million incident cases among adults ≥25 years old.
Wang et al. (2021) studied this question.
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